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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by pompadour, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. I WANT THAT .

    just the body..

    screw the VW ****, she needs powered by atleast a V8 or a bigblock GMC V6 .
     
  2. mart3406
    Joined: May 31, 2009
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    mart3406
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    from Canada

    Hmmm??? It takes the phrase "street car" to
    whole other level! :D :D
     
  3. Question is, if a whole load of wild Seventies Kustoms are re-appearing,
    are we looking at the start of a seventies kustom revival ?

    Is wild and wackey about to make a come back ?

    ( I grew up seeing stuff like these at the shows, and it's what got me into custom building, so I can't help but have a certain love of the style, I know that building outlandish creations with limited practical road useablity is looked down on by many,
    but customs are not meant to be 100% practical )
     
  4. pompadour
    Joined: May 9, 2006
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    Yes it needs a twin blower hemi in it and it would be nasty
     
  5. Rem
    Joined: Mar 6, 2006
    Posts: 1,257

    Rem
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    Dunno, but '70s-style custom vans seem to be at least trying to make a comeback...
     
  6. Krash
    Joined: Feb 28, 2006
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    Krash
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    from Cleveland

    I would totally take that to a college campus and bang lots of chicks in it.....again
     
  7. turdytoo
    Joined: May 14, 2007
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    Never seen such varied opinions about the same thing before. I'm cracking up over some of these responses.
     
  8. Little Wing
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    from Northeast

    Maybe a Corvair transmission ?
     
  9. Kripfink
    Joined: Sep 30, 2008
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    Looks more like a kiddies fairground ride than a 'showcar' to me.Can't anyone one come up with a way to delete the '70's?:D
    Paul
     
  10. manyolcars
    Joined: Mar 30, 2001
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    manyolcars

     
  11. Hot Rods Ta Hell
    Joined: Apr 20, 2008
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    Agreed it would be a good parking lot tram/shuttle. Maybe San Francisco. (stadiums, convention center, downtown, etc.) or even a large car swap meet. Looks like it came off of Main St. Disneyland.

    Stand and drive position makes a Divco look easy.
    Prolly a VW air cooled engine to avoid fitting a radiator.
    Paint sure didn't stick to the galvanized front!
    Asking $10,000. Could maybe get it for less.
    Someone dig out/scan their 1973 Hot Rod feature!
     
  12. unclescooby
    Joined: Jul 5, 2004
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    from indy

    I won't lie. I freakin love it.
     
  13. The environMENTALs in Cambridge must suffer head explosions every time the guy starts it!
     
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  14. Chaz
    Joined: Feb 24, 2004
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    That appeals to me on so many levels... I'd gladly drive that all over the place!
     
  15. 36C8
    Joined: Sep 8, 2006
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    A little too "Wally World" for my tastes...though I dig the 70's "mild customs" with crazy paint and industrial-size air-scoops
     
  16. retromotors
    Joined: Dec 10, 2008
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    Yeah, could be, I hadn't thought of that.
     
  17. retromotors
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    Sounds like one of my old one-liners.

    "I'd like to bang her again .... and make it an even once!"
     
  18. Chaz
    Joined: Feb 24, 2004
    Posts: 5,016

    Chaz
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    I'm a bit of an amu*****t park junkie, and if you think that paint is over the top, you're wrong! Trollies and early streetcars were often owned by the the same company that owned the amu*****t park. The trollies of early days were quite ornate.
    Check out these early people movers.... Not too far off,eh?

    [​IMG]
     
  19. chaos10meter
    Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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    chaos10meter
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    from PA.

    But it does have multiple lights, that's good, I think.
     
  20. I think it needs to be turned in to a wheelie popper and race the stagecoach of Ed Jones
     

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  21. I don't usually like these that much, but this one is kind of cool!
     
  22. FunnyCar65
    Joined: Mar 11, 2007
    Posts: 2,096

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    from Colorado

    Spring 1975 issue of Hot Rod Show World lists the owner as Lou Edwards of Boston,M***.
     
  23. CJ Steak
    Joined: Sep 23, 2008
    Posts: 1,377

    CJ Steak
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    from Texas

    totally know what you mean... like if your sister got a **** job and...

    nevermind.
     

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